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Conservatives to challenge PM Carney to face committee over rising cost of living

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What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.

After spending yesterday in high-stakes closed-door talks with First Nations leaders, Prime Minister Mark Carney will be back in the precinct this morning to hold his regularly-scheduled Tuesday morning huddle with his front bench team. (9:30 a.m.)

Later this morning, he’ll participate in the official “welcome ceremony” for the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (12 p.m.), after which the two leaders will hold a tête-à-tête before emerging for an on-camera “signing ceremony.” (1 p.m.)

As per his itinerary, Carney is not currently expected to be in his front and centre seat in the House of Commons this afternoon.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives are set to kick off a full day of debate — and, ultimately, a vote — on their party’s contention that the “cost of government is driving up the cost of living,” as outlined in a motion that, if adopted, would have the House of Commons “call on the Prime Minister to appear as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance to testify on saving Canadians money by cutting deficit spending, debt interest and taxes.” (10 a.m.)

As flagged by the government earlier this month, Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Marjorie Michel are set to unveil legislation to “cancel the planned expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness” — a move that, as iPolitics noted at the time, was recommended by a special joint parliamentary committee earlier this year — as well as “allow adults to consent in advance to receive MAID later with rigorous safeguards, following a diagnosis of an incurable illness expected to take away their ability to make this decision,” as the advisory explains.

As per standard parliamentary procedures, the bill is expected to be tabled in the House of Commons this morning, with a technical briefing for journalists to follow ahead of a joint media availability with the ministers. (1 p.m.)

Also on the radar: Members of the C-39 legislative committee are set to continue their House-assigned review of Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon’s omnibus bid to further streamline and accelerate the approval process for major projects, as well as overhaul federal labour laws during back-to-back roundtable discussions, starting with a one-hour chat with Canada’s Building Trades Unions executive director Sean Strickland, Confédération des syndicats nationaux president Caroline Senneville and Conseil du patronat du Québec CEO Michelle LLambias Meunier, with representatives of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications, Railway Association of Canada, National Maritime Group, St. Lawrence Ship Operators and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority also on the witness list. (10 a.m.)

At the same time that the meeting is taking place, New Democrat MP Leah Gazan will join Onion Lake First Nation leaders and community members in the House of Commons Foyer to call for the “complete withdrawal” of the bill, and urge the government to “respect First nations treaties and their duty to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples.” (11 a.m.)

Later this afternoon, INTERNATIONAL TRADE members will hold a rare in camera briefing session to get an update on the challenges facing North American customs brokers and freight forwarders from representatives of the Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc., North American Custom Brokers Alliance, Canadian Society of Customs Brokers and Confederación de Asociaciones de Agentes Aduanales de la República Mexicana. (3:30 p.m.)

On the Senate side, the chairs of no fewer than eight committees are set to update their NATIONAL FINANCE colleagues on their preliminary reviews of their respective chamber-assigned sections of Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s latest budget bill, which is still working its way through the House of Commons. (9 a.m.)

Outside the precinct, Liberal MP Sophie Chatel teams up with members of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Ottawa chapter for a mid-morning media availability along the Gatineau Park trail to highlight how the backbench bill she has co-sponsored alongside Sen. Rosa Galvez — which, as iPolitics’ own Marco Vigliotti reports, the government has indicated that it’s prepared to support, albeit with amendments — could finally give the park “real legislative protection,” and urge the Senate to “quickly complete” its work on the bill so it can proceed to the House of Commons “with a view to have this legislation approved and in effect as soon as possible,” as per the advisory. (9:50 a.m.)

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

Appraisal Institute of Canada CEO Donna Dewar will promote the group’s call for “stronger safeguards” that will “protect Canadians from emerging mortgage lending risks and reinforce the strength and stability of Canada’s financial system … as artificial intelligence (AI) and automated property valuations reshape Canada’s housing market.” (9 a.m.)

Senior representatives of the Canadian Lung Association, Canadian Cancer Society, Coalition for Tobacco Control, Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Action on Smoking & Health and Heart & Stroke join forces to “urge” the government to “fulfill its commitment to move forward with federal regulations restricting e-cigarette flavours,” which “will help prevent the next generation of youth from becoming addicted to nicotine and facing the health harms associated with vaping.” (10:30 a.m.)

Later this morning, members of the Canadian Network on Cuba, which, as per the notice, is a “national coalition of political and solidarity organizations,” hit the West Block press theatre to “demand that (the government) take immediate and concrete action to counter the devastating impact of the United States’ economic war against Cuba in the name of Canadian sovereignty,” including “(lifting) the advisory against non-essential travel to Cuba and (expanding) opportunities for tourism and trade and “(reaffirming) Canada’s historic opposition to the United States embargo against Cuba at the United Nations.” (11:30 a.m.)

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

Superintendent of Financial Institutions Peter Routledge will provide “the regulator’s view on Enterprise AI in Canadian finance” during an on-stage “fireside chat” with The Globe and Mail’s April Fong at the 2026 Tech Festival in Toronto, which bills itself as “Canada’s first-of-its-kind, deal-making platform where innovators, buyers, and policymakers turn emerging tech into real partnerships, pilots, and contracts.” (1:30 p.m.)

Rounding out the roster, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will deliver Canada’s “national statement” during a high-level session at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), which is currently underway in Yerevan, Armenia.

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